BENSON of Lutwyche(H. Coll., 1788). Argent, a ship
under sail at sea, the colours hoisted proper, out of a chief
wavy azure, a cubit arm vested gules, cuffed or, in the hand
a sword argent, pommel and hilt gold, sustaining on the
point a balance of the last between two pine-apples of the
second. Mantling azure and argent. Crest — On a wreath
of the colours, a war-horse of a bay colour, caparisoned
proper, on the breast an escutcheon argent, charged with
a pine-apple vert. MottO — " Leges arma tenent sanctas
commercia leges."

BENSON of Newbrough Hall (H. CoU., 30 Dec. 1916).
Argent, on a chevron couped gules, between three goats'
heads sable erased of the second, a fleur-de-lys between
two escallops or. Mantling gules and argent. Crest —
On a wreath of the colours, in front of a hurt ensigned
with clouds, the sun in splendour proper. Motto —
" Nullius in verba."

Only son of George Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to
Queen Victoria and for many years Editor of the
"Temple Bar Magazine, " ^. 1828; d, 1905; m. 1853,
Anne, d. of William Williams of Aberystwyth, co.
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Richard Bentley, Gentleman, Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries, of the Royal Statistical, of the Royal Geo-
graphical, of the Linnean, and of the Royal Botanic
Societies, President of the Royal Meteorological Society
1904-5, formerly publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and one time Editor of the " Temple Bar
Magazine," 6. 1854; m. 1905, his cousin, Lucy Rosa-
mond, ygst. d. of the late Rev. Horatio Bentley, Vicar of
Little Marsden, Lancashire. Estate— Ths Mere, Upton.
Post. add. — The Mere, Upton, Slough, Bucks. Club —
Burlington Fine Arts.

JAMES HERBERT BENYON, Esquire, of Englefield,
Berks., and Kingston, Dorset ; was educated at Eton
and Magdalene Coll., Camb. (B.A. 1873, M.A. 1876), and
called to the Bar at the Inner Temple 1875, J. P, and D. L. for
Dorset (High Sheriff 1892), and Loni-Lieut. and J. P. Berks. ;
assumed the surname of Benyon, and the arms of Benyon
quarterly with those of Fellowes, by Royal Licence 1897.
Born Oct. 3, 1849, being the only son of James Fellowes of
Kingston, who died 1889, by Gertrude Charlotte, dau. of the
late Nathaniel Micklethwait, Esq., of Taverham Hall, Nor-

wich. Armorial bearings— Quarterly, i and 4, vair6 sable
and or, on a chief wavy of the second, an Eastern crown be-
tween two mullets gules (for Benyon) ; 2 and 3, azure, a fesse
indented ermine between three lions' heads erased murally
crowned argent (for Fellowes), and impaling the arms of
Walrond, namely argent, three bulls' heads caboshed sable.
Mantling sable and or. Crests — i. on a wreath of the
colours, a mount vert, thereon a gryphon sejant or, gorged
with an Eastern crown gules, in the beak a gillyflower
leaved and slipped proper (for Benyon) ; 2. upon a wreath
of the colours, a lion's head erased and crowned, as in the
arms, charged with a fesse indented ermine (for Fellowes).
Motto — " Vincam vel moriar." Married, 1875, Edith
Isabel, youngest dau. of Sir. J. Walrond Walrond, 1st
Baronet, of Bradfield, Devon ; and has Issue — Henry Arthur

FRANCIS WENTWORTH BERE, Gentleman. Born
Jan. 26, 1861, being the second but eldest surviving son of the
late Montague Bere, Esq. , Recorder of Penzance, Southamp-
ton, and Bristol, and Judge of Cornwall and Devon, Q.C. ,
by his wife Cecil Henrietta, second dau. and coheiress of
Capt. Thomas Wentworth Buller, R.N., of Whimple,
Devon. Armorial bearings— Argent, three bears' heads
couped sable, muzzled or. Motto — "Bear and forbear."

BERENS-DOWDESWELL (H. CoU., 29 May 1916).
Or, two barrulets wavy between six billets sable. Mant-
ling sable and or. Crest — On a wreath of the colours,
an eagle's head couped or, biUettee sable and collared
gules.

BERESFORD. Quarterly, i and 4, argent, sem6e
of cross crosslets fitchee and three fleurs-de-lys within
a bordure engrailed sable (for Beresford) ; 2 and 3, argent,
a chief indented sable (for De la Poer). Mantling sable and
argent. Crest — On a wreath of the colours, a dragon's
head erased azure, the neck pierced with a broken spear
and holding the point broken ofi in the mouth. Motto —
" Nil nisi cruce."

crosslets fitch^e and three fleurs-de-lys sable, all within a
bordure wavy ermines. Mantling sable and argent. Crest
— Out of a naval crown or, a dragon's head per fesse wavy
azure and gules, the lower part of the neck transfixed by a
broken tilting-spear in bend sinister, and in the mouth the
remaining part of the spear, point upwards, or. Motto —
" Nil nisi cruce."

additional surname and arms of Ash by Royal Licence
dated June 26, 1901. Born July 19, 1859, being the third
son of the late John Barr6 Beresford, Esq., of Learmount
and -Vshbrook, co. Derry, J. P. and D.L., M.A. Oxon., late
Vice-Lieutenant co. Derry, and J. P. co. Donegal, High
Sheriff 1846, and the eldest by his second wife Caroline,
only child and heiress of the late William Hamilton Ash
of Ashbrook, by his wife Lady Elizabeth Emma, sister of
George Sholto, Earl of Morton. Armorial bearings-
Quarterly, I and 4, argent, two chevronels gules, in the
dexter chief a trefoil slipped vert (for Ash) ; 2 and 3, quar-
terly, i. and iiii. , argent, crusilly fitch^e, three fleurs-de-lys, a
border engrailed sable (for Beresford); ii. and iii., argent,
a chief indented sable (for de la Poer), a crescent for dif-
ference, or. Mantling gules, doubled argent. Cresta— i.
on a wreath of the colours, a squirrel sejant proper, holding
in its paws a trefoil slipped vert (for Ash) ; 2. on a wreath
of the colours, a dragon's head erased vert, piercea through
the neck with a broken tilting-spear, the point thrust
through the upper jaw all proper, a crescent or for differ-
ence (for Beresford). Motto— " Nil nisi cruce." Married,
Oct. 23, 1886, Lady Florence Marion Browne, d. of the sth
Marquis of Sligo ; and has issue— Douglas Beresford-Ash,
Esq., Maj. Res. of Officers, late Royal Fusiliers, b. Sept. 8,
1887. Residence — .\shbrook, Derry.

BERESFORD-PEIRSE (R.L., 15 Sept. 1851, H. Coll.).
Quarterly, i and 4, azure, a ducal coronet, between three
cross crosslets fitch^e or (Peirse); 2 and 3, argent, sem6e
of cross crosslets fitch^e and three tleurs-de-lys sable, all
within a bordure wavy ermines (Beresford). Mantling
azure and or. Crests — i. on a wreath of the colours, a cross
crosslet fitch^e or, ensigned by a mural crown gules (Peirse) ;
2. out of a naval crown or, a dragon's head per fesse wavy
azure and gules, the lower part of the neck transfixed by a
broken tilting-spear in bend sinister, and in the mouth the
remaining part of the spear, point upwards, or. Mottoes
— " Non sine pulvere palma " (Peirse); "Nil nisi cruce"
(Beresford).